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-BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919). Through the Brazilian Wilderness. 1914.
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DAILY RATION FOR
FIVE MEN | SUN. | MON. | TUES. | WED. | THUR. | FRI. | SAT. |
| Rice | 16 |
| 16 |
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| 16 |
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| Oatmeal |
| 13 |
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| 13 |
| 13 |
| Bread | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Tea-biscuits | 18 |
| 18 |
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| Gingersnaps |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 | 21 |
| Dehydrated potatoes | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Dehydrated onions | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| Erbswurst |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
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| Evaporated soups | 6 |
| 6 |
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| Baked beans |
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| 25 |
| 25 |
| Condensed milk | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Bacon | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Roast beef |
| 56½ |
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| Braised beef |
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| 56 |
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| 56 |
| Corned beef |
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| 70 |
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| Ox tongue |
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| 78 |
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| Curry and chicken |
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| 71¾ |
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| Boned chicken | 61 |
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| Fruits: evaporated berries |
| 5 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 5 |
| Figs | 20 |
| 20 |
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| Dates |
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| 16 |
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| Sugar | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Coffee | 10½ | 10½ | 10½ | 10½ | 10½ | 10½ | 10½ |
| Tea | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ |
| Salt | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sweet chocolate |
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| 16 |
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| EACH BOX ALSO CONTAINED |
| Muslin, one yard. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Matches, boxes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Soap, one cake | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Above weights of food are net in avoirdupois ounces. Each complete ration with its tin container weighed nearly twenty-seven pounds. The five pounds over net weight of daily ration was taken up in tin necessary for protection of food. The weight of component parts of daily ration had to be governed to some extent by the size of the commercial package in which the food could be purchased on short notice. Austin, Nichols & Co., of New York, who supplied the food stores for my polar expedition, worked day and night to complete the packing of the rations on time. |
| The food cases described above were used on Colonel Roosevelt’s descent of the Rio da Dúvida and also by the party who journeyed down the Gy-Paran&á and Madeira Rivers. Leo Miller, the naturalist, who was a member of the last-named party, arrived in Manaos, Brazil, while I was there and, in answer to my question, told me that the food served admirably and was good, but that the native cooks had a habit of opening a number of cases at a time to satisfy their personal desire for special delicacies. Bacon was the article most sought for. Speaking critically, for a strenuous piece of work like the exploration of the Dúvida, the food was somewhat bulky. |
